LEE Attends the 34th SOMChE 2024

Jaira Bamba

8/14/20241 min read

LEE members, Prof. Joey Ocon, Jan Goran Tomacruz, and Sol Ixzandr Loja, recently attended the 34th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers held last July 9-11, 2024, at Monash University Malaysia.

Prof. Ocon, a distinguished LEE faculty member, contributed as a panelist in the Energy Transition forum, sharing his expertise on the subject. Mr. Tomacruz, another notable member of the LEE faculty, delivered an impactful presentation on his research titled "Investigating Pt-W Alloys with Pt-Skin Structure for the Electrocatalytic Application of ORR Using DFT Calculations." Meanwhile, MS ChE student Sol Ixzandr Loja also made a significant impression at the symposium with his presentation titled "Investigating the Effects of Cu and O Atom Vacancies on CO2 and CO Adsorption on Cu2O(111)," where he earned the prestigious 2nd prize among graduate students.

These accomplishments highlight the impactful contributions and research excellence of our LEE team at an international level.

Article by: Ms. Jaira Neibel Bamba, M.Sc.